The Olympic medal-winning swimmer met with fans at the LaSalle outdoor pool following a parade along Front Road that started at 4 p.m. CBC | Sports News
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Olympic InstaCreep Sesh: Mark McMorris back on snow after life-threatening injury
This week: Mark McMorris defies logic by being back on a snowboard just 5 months after rupturing his spleen, fracturing his jaw, collapsing a lung… the list goes on. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Samuel Girard, Kim Boutin get closer to Olympic spots at short track selection trials
Samuel Girard and Kim Boutin both increased their chances of being the first male and female skaters to lock up their spots on the Canadian short track team at the 2018 Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Watch Road to the Olympic Games Primetime: Track & field world championships
Watch Road to the Olympic Games Primetime for action and analysis from the IAAF track & field world championships. Coverage will include Canada’s Damian Warner in the men’s decathlon, as well as Usain Bolt in the Jamaican sprinter’s final 4×100-metre relay. CBC | Sports News
Read More »DeRozan just misses wild 360 dunk in Olympic tuneup
DeMar DeRozan came inches away from an incredible 360 dunk while playing for the United States ahead of the Rio 016 Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Magali Harvey calls Olympic exclusion ‘slap in the face’
Canadian rugby player Magali Harvey, who was named player of the year in 2014, did not mince words when describing her exclusion from the Olympic roster, calling the decision a “slap in the face.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Putin calls Olympic track and field ban ‘discrimination’
The IAAF has rebuffed Russia’s latest bid to overturn the ban on most of its track and field team competing at the Olympics, while Russian president Vladimir Putin hosted a send-off ceremony Wednesday for the eligible competitors. CBC | Sports News
Read More »A break down of Team Canada’s Olympic team
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced the 313 athletes that will represent Canada at Rio 2016. CBC Sports breaks down some of the numbers. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Why a full Olympic ban on Russia never had a chance
In the wake of the latest investigation into widespread, state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, many figured the IOC had a slam-dunk decision on its hands. But banning an entire country from the Olympics would have been easier said than done. CBC | World News
Read More »Russians allowed to compete in Olympic archery
The international archery federation has approved the entry of three Russian archers for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after determining they have no links to doping. CBC | Sports News
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